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    Puck The Living Shinanagin Do you ever have that one strange friends that likes making practical jokes and pranks? Well he just might get along with a character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream which was created by William Shakespeare. A midsummer night’s Dream takes place when Hermia wants to marry Lysander but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. She and lysander decide to run away so that they can be married but is told their plan by a friend of Hermia’s‚ Helena. Helena has a thing for Demetrius

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    someone calling themselves a dog. Well there is one person whose name is Helena. Yes‚ Not only does does Helena act like a dog‚ but she herself calls her a dog as well. Let’s just say she has a lot to do with love‚ especially in the story A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Helena often tends to make love a little more complicated throughout this stories in more ways than one. She is in love with Demetrius‚ who does not carry that same love for her. Hermia‚ her best friend does not love

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    memoir Night‚ the narrator Elie Wiesel recounts a moment he was sent to a concentration camp in Auschwitz. “In front of us those flames in the air‚ the smell of burning flesh‚ it must have been around Midnight‚ We had arrived in Birkenau.” (Wiesel 28). Mr Wiesel was freed from Auschwitz/German imprisonment and was able to write a novel about his experiences in Auschwitz‚ The overwhelming inhumanity was present from the very start‚ especially when they first arrived. Two significant themes related

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    and Reality in A Midsummer Night’s Dream In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare easily blurs the lines of reality by inviting the audience into a dream. He seamlessly toys with the boundaries between fantasy and reality. Among the patterns within the play‚ one is controlled and ordered by a series of contrasts: the conflict of the sleeping and waking states‚ the interchange of reality and illusion‚ and the mirrored worlds of Fairy and Human. A Midsummer Night’s Dream gives us insight

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    As the pair approach the performance Solonia realizes the truth of Allessandro’s awe of the puppet master Sergius‚ for unlike the family’s performance‚ this indeed seemed a spectacle‚ and the throng of people who bustled to get to the front even before the show began‚ confirmed that his was a popular one. The staging was more professional and resembled a small arena rather than the wagon which allessandro and family worked from. She also eyed a ticket inspector as well‚ allowing people who had obviously

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    In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ by William Shakespeare‚ a character named Oberon tells a character named Puck to put a love potion in the Athenian man eye. Unbeknownst to them‚ there were two Athenian men in the forest at the time: Lysander and Demetrius. Puck then puts the potion in the eyes of the wrong man--Lysander. The potion makes someone fall in love with someone and this has caused anger between Demetrius‚ Helena ‚ Hermia‚ and Lysander. Why was it called a love potion? The potion

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    Personally‚ I prefer the original play of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” only slightly more than the film adaption that was recreated in the late 1990’s. Not only had William Shakespeare managed to fully grasp the meaning of true love‚ but had also comprehended the dark times that came alongside such an influential and overpowering emotion. Although the movie had effectively and humorously portrayed the problems that were brewing amongst the fairies‚ workers‚ and lovers‚ it still missed the raw‚ poetic

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    Elements of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Like most comedies‚ Shakespeare’s comedies also aimed to entertain the audience and to conclude with a somewhat happy ending. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is no exception to that rule. Also like most of his comedies‚ the main theme of this play is marriage or the celebration of a marriage. Although marriage is the main theme of this play‚ Shakespeare conveys many other themes though the lyrical expressions of the work. These themes and many more

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    William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream demonstrates various headstrong women whom were restrained by their society in some form. Despite these restricting circumstances these determined females fought for what they truly desired. Against all odds they stood firm and took a stand in the name of true love. Having fallen madly in love with Lysander‚ Hermia was determined to one day become his bride. But exhibiting disregard for her emotions‚ Egeus had alternate plans for his daughter.

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    Night In the story‚ ‘Night’‚ author Elie Wiesel shares his most personal experiences during the Holocaust‚ during which he lost his family and many friends. As a young man‚ Eliezer’s faith in humanity and religion is shattered following the unparalleled evil perpetrated by the German’s against the Jews. In the year 1944‚ at the young age of fifteen‚ Eliezer and his family were taken from their home to the Auschwitz concentration camp‚ and then to Buchenwald where they endured unimaginable cruelty

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